Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.09%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Rubber , Services and Fishery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T: 5541 ), which rose 5.57% or 22.0 points to trade at 417.0 at the close. Bridgestone Corp. (T: 5108 ) added 5.42% or 234.0 points to end at 4549.0 and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T: 5101 ) was up 3.98% or 84.0 points to 2196.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Amada Co., Ltd. (T: 6113 ), which lost 2.02% or 26.0 points to trade at 1264.0 in late trade. Rakuten Inc (T: 4755 ) declined 2.00% or 21.0 points to end at 1028.0 and Astellas Pharma Inc. (T: 4503 ) shed 1.89% or 29.2 points to 1513.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1799 to 1204 and 343 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.17% to 17.37.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.30% or 0.16 to $53.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.30% or 0.17 to hit $55.98 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.25 to trade at $1234.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 113.15, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 120.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 100.92.

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